As first reported by Decor8, Anthropologie has launched an elegant new design concept tool tailored towards interior design. Anthro’s home products feature strong points of view with bold patterns, unusual textures and materials and visually distinctive curiosities. For the non-professional it can be a challenge figuring out how all these pieces could ever work together. And that’s exactly where the…
Ever wonder the history behind the Anthropologie pieces you own? Besides the mass-manufactured items the store carries, there are also plenty of curiosities from smaller houses with deeper stories. Every so often I meet the artists behind the designs. This is one of those stories. I met John Wind, founder of Maximal Art, during a trade show at the Javits…
Well, that didn’t take long! Fresh of the successful debut of their first Accessories Store, Anthropologie is already drawing up plans to open a second. According to StyleList, Urban Outfitters executives declined to give the exact location but hinted that it will be “somewhere in the Northeast.” It will not be close to a traditional Anthropologie store…the clues, they are…
Amber Van Weerden (left) and Rachel Robertson of Anthropologie’s Market St location in San Francisco. photo from the San Francisco Chronicle Ever wonder how Anthropologie constructs its beautiful store displays? A couple of weeks ago, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a part-interview, part how-to with Rachel Robertson and Amber Van Weerden from Anthropologie’s Market St location. The duo represented the…
Anthropologie’s art-centric side project The Anthropologist was updated earlier this week with a new vignette. The new update focuses on a project by noted large-scale artist Jim Denevan. Denevan and his team traveled to Lake Baikal in southwestern Siberia and created an amazing piece of landscape artwork that spanned over nine square miles. The end result is something between a…
While I was away Anthropologie sent their monthly anthro member newsletter. This month, their email focuses not on their catalogue but instead on The Anthropologist. The website, which launched last year, gives Anthro a venue for the people and things that inspires the company. This month a new project is available to peruse. Photographer Donna DeMari shares a stirring photo…
Anthropologie’s Nymphea dinnerware While mixing and matching clothing is something I’m adept at, mixing ingredients into yummy food and constructing beautiful tableware set has never really been my forte. Luckily the Craven Maven is here with some gorgeous suggestions and selections from Anthropologie’s expansive home section. If you haven’t checked out Craven Maven’s blog you’re missing out on some beautiful…
